Table 16
Measured neck circumference, by age and sex, household population aged 3 to 19, Canada, 2009 to 2011

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Measured neck circumference, by age and sex, household population aged 3 to 19, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 1


Table summary
This table displays the results of measured neck circumference measured neck circumference, mean, 5th percentile,  10th percentile, 25th percentile, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and centimetres units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Measured neck circumference
Mean 5th percentile  10th percentile 25th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  centimetres
Both sexes  
Age 3 to 5 24.6 24.4 24.9 21.9 21.4 22.4 22.5 22.2 22.7 23.4 23.2 23.6
Age 6 to 11 27.5 27.3 27.8 24.2 24.0 24.5 24.8 24.5 25.1 25.8 25.5 26.1
Age 12 to 19 32.8 32.4 33.3 27.9 27.2 28.6 28.5 28.0 28.9 30.2 29.8 30.5
Age 3 to 19 29.8 29.5 30.0 23.5 23.4 23.6 24.3 24.2 24.5 26.3 26.0 26.5
Age 6 to 19 30.8 30.5 31.0 25.1 24.9 25.3 25.9 25.6 26.2 27.7 27.4 28.0
Males  
Age 6 to 11 28.1 27.7 28.5 24.8 24.1 25.5 25.3 24.8 25.7 26.1 25.4 26.8
Age 12 to 19 34.7 34.0 35.3 28.1 26.1 30.1 29.8 28.1 31.4 32.6 31.6 33.6
Age 6 to 19 32.1 31.7 32.5 25.5 25.0 26.0 26.1 25.7 26.5 28.0 27.6 28.5
Females  
Age 6 to 11 27.0 26.8 27.1 23.9 23.6 24.3 24.4 24.1 24.7 25.4 25.2 25.6
Age 12 to 19 31.0 30.5 31.4 27.9 27.4 28.4 28.2 27.8 28.5 29.3 28.9 29.7
Age 6 to 19 29.4 29.1 29.7 24.6 24.3 24.9 25.4 25.2 25.6 27.4 27.3 27.6

Measured neck circumference, by age and sex, household population aged 3 to 19, Canada, 2009 to 2011: Part 2


Table summary
This table displays the results of measured neck circumference measured neck circumference, 50th percentile, 75th percentile,  90th percentile, 95th percentile, estimate, confidence interval and from, calculated using from, to and centimetres units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  Measured neck circumference
50th percentile 75th percentile  90th percentile 95th percentile
Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval Estimate Confidence interval
From To From To From To From To
  centimetres
Both sexes  
Age 3 to 5 24.4 24.2 24.6 25.7 25.2 26.2 26.9 26.1 27.8 27.6 27.0 28.2
Age 6 to 11 27.3 26.9 27.6 28.8 28.5 29.1 30.6 29.7 31.4 31.8 31.4 32.1
Age 12 to 19 32.5 31.8 33.1 35.2 34.7 35.7 37.5 37.0 38.0 39.1 38.0 40.2
Age 3 to 19 29.1 28.8 29.5 32.6 32.1 33.0 35.7 35.2 36.2 37.5 37.0 38.1
Age 6 to 19 30.2 29.8 30.5 33.5 32.8 34.1 36.2 35.6 36.8 38.0 37.4 38.6
Males  
Age 6 to 11 27.8 27.4 28.1 29.4 28.8 30.1 31.6 30.6 32.5 32.2 30.7 33.7
Age 12 to 19 34.9 34.2 35.5 36.8 36.0 37.5 38.8 37.7 39.8 40.9 39.4 42.3
Age 6 to 19 32.1 31.3 33.0 35.4 35.0 35.9 37.7 37.1 38.4 39.2 37.7 40.7
Females  
Age 6 to 11 26.8 26.6 27.1 28.2 28.0 28.4 29.3 28.8 29.9 30.6 29.3 31.9
Age 12 to 19 30.6 30.1 31.0 32.0 31.3 32.7 33.8 33.1 34.5 34.8 34.1 35.5
Age 6 to 19 29.3 28.9 29.7 31.2 30.7 31.7 33.0 32.2 33.8 34.2 33.3 35.1
Note(s):
Total household population aged 3 to 19, except those meeting the exclusion criteria (see the Canadian Health Measures Survey (CHMS) Data User Guide: Cycle 2). The sample size for 3 to 5 year olds produces reliable national estimates for both sexes combined only.
Source(s):
Canadian Health Measures Survey, Cycle 2.